ATLANTA (AP) - In an interview with The Associated Press, voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams says a new Georgia law makes it harder for people to vote by restricting early voting, in-person absentee voting and the use of drop boxes.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga company is working against the clock to help break down the barriers of rapid Covid-19 testing. Variable Inc. was chosen by NASA to put your breath to the test. When the pandemic hit, Variable, Inc.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Cempa Community Care is hosting a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination event tomorrow . The Drive thru vaccination site will be at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, located at 4801 Hwy 58. Vaccine appointment times are available from 9:00 AM…
The health restrictions in Nashville are easing up a bit with masks no longer required outside.
New Orleans police have recovered a Confederate monument that had been stolen in Alabama and was the subject of a ransom note threatening to convert it into a toilet.
A former volunteer firefighter has been charged with setting a blaze at a church on Easter Sunday.
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - An EF-0 tornado has damaged an elementary school west of Crossville this afternoon on the Cumberland Plateau. It hit Pleasant Hill Elementary just as the entire student body (K-8) was heading out to go home by…
ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp says “Georgia is open for business” as of Thursday. He's loosening COVID-19 restrictions, so that restaurant tables can be closer, more people can get together and vulnerable residents no longer have to stay home.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Republican Gov. Bill Lee Thursday signed the measure into law on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Throughout the year local child care services have remained open to care for underserved children and children of parents who are essential workers, but staying open during a pandemic has been a struggle. Luckily there’s some good…
New unemployment claims in Tennessee took a turn for the worse with numbers going above 10,000 last week.
The search for a two thirds majority eludes the bill's sponsor again.
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republicans are backing legislation that would require medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions. They're doing so over objections that the measure could stigmatize a legally…
Read the farewell and tribute Dolly posted on Wednesday to the Uncle who got her started in music.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Recently , Mayor Jim Coppinger announced that the Hamilton County mask mandate would expire at the end of the month, leaving businesses to decide for themselves. Local businesses spoke to News 12 about how this decision will…
Georgia's state health department and the Attorney General are warning residents about scammers claiming to sell covid vaccines.
Retired NFL quarterback and Tennessee standout Peyton Manning will receive the Liberty Bowl Distinguished Citizen Award.
The Tennessee Agriculture Department is stepping up measures to keep a virus highly contagious and fatal to rabbits out of the state.
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has joined fellow Republicans nationwide to advocate against COVID-19 vaccine passports, which are being developed to let inoculated people travel, shop and dine more…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Net Resource Foundation is looking for volunteers to plant vegetables as part of their “Spring into Action” event. The “Spring into Action” event is part of the Hughes Project. The Hughes Project will help enhance the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Recent studies have found that obesity increases the risk for severe Covid-19 symptoms. Now a new study finds nearly 80% of people who were hospitalized from Covid-19, on a ventilator, or died-were overweight or obese. A new…
Authorities say a sheriff's deputy has been stabbed to death with his own knife by an inmate at a Georgia jail.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - A UT football player has been suspended while he is being investigated in an animal abuse case. The Knoxville Police Department is investigating Linebacker Aaron Beasley. Another UT student had to take her kitten to an…
he is warning big business to “stay out of politics”